Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (Tier 2 - National)
The summary for the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (Tier 2 - National) grant is detailed below.
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Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (Tier 2 - National): Recreational boating is a popular activity;
there are approximately 12 million registered boats in the United States.
Of this total, an estimated 560,000 are at least 26 feet long. The
Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-178)
established the Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG) Program (16 U.S.C.
777g-1) to provide funding to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (States)
for the construction, renovation and maintenance of boating infrastructure
facilities for transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet long that
are operated, leased, rented, or chartered primarily for pleasure. The Act
amended the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777).
Subsequent reauthorizations of the Act allow expenditures from the Sport
Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and the continuation of the BIG
Program.
Boating infrastructure means the structures, equipment, accessories, and
services that are necessary or desirable for a facility to accommodate
eligible vessels. Transient vessels are those passing through or by a
place, staying up to 15 days. Projects completed using BIG funds must
provide public access, but may be publicly or privately owned.
This is the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016
BIG Tier 2 National grants. The NOFO for FY 2016 BIG Tier 1 State
grants is a separate announcement.
there are approximately 12 million registered boats in the United States.
Of this total, an estimated 560,000 are at least 26 feet long. The
Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-178)
established the Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG) Program (16 U.S.C.
777g-1) to provide funding to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (States)
for the construction, renovation and maintenance of boating infrastructure
facilities for transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet long that
are operated, leased, rented, or chartered primarily for pleasure. The Act
amended the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777).
Subsequent reauthorizations of the Act allow expenditures from the Sport
Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and the continuation of the BIG
Program.
Boating infrastructure means the structures, equipment, accessories, and
services that are necessary or desirable for a facility to accommodate
eligible vessels. Transient vessels are those passing through or by a
place, staying up to 15 days. Projects completed using BIG funds must
provide public access, but may be publicly or privately owned.
This is the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016
BIG Tier 2 National grants. The NOFO for FY 2016 BIG Tier 1 State
grants is a separate announcement.
Federal Grant Title: | Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (Tier 2 - National) |
Federal Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
Grant Categories: | Community Development Environment Natural Resources |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | F15AS00278 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 15.622 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act |
Current Application Deadline: | Sep 18, 2015 |
Original Application Deadline: | Sep 18, 2015 |
Posted Date: | Jun 22, 2015 |
Creation Date: | Jun 22, 2015 |
Archive Date: | Sep 21, 2015 |
Total Program Funding: | $12,000,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,500,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Paul
VanRyzin, Fish and Wildlife Administrator, 703-358-1849
[email protected]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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